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IEIARK JUBIJAN YVOGDHULL, F ANGOLA INDI ANA.

RAILVJ1-KQAIJ SPREADER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 10, 191 '7.

Application flled June 19, 1818. Serial No. 104,568.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, MARK JORDAN WooonULL, a citizen of the United States, res1ding at Angola, in the county of Steuben and Statc'of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful In'lprovements in Railway- Roed Spreaders, of which the following is My invention relzites to railroad spreaders and material distributers for constructing and maintaining facing the road beds, distributing and removing snow, and thelike.

' One of the 0bjects-0f.my invention is to generally improve machines of this charact e g Another object of my invention is to improvethe side-wing extending and bracing r'nechanism wherebyto extend the wings with .jlhold t y (-m in extended or retracted or in any intermediate position.

v ater celerity and to. more firmly And still another-object of my invention is to provide a scoop attachment infront of the side wings, or supplementary to the side whereby to more evenly distribute excess of ballasting' materialtherein, taken from the roadwaywhere too great a quantity is placed, and distributing it at points where it is lacking to equalize the thickness of said ballasting material.

Other, further andmore specificobjects of my invention will become readily apparart, from a consideration of the following desciription when taken in conjunction with the drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a. plan view of a machine embml mg my invention showing one side wing extended and the other side wing in-.

folded or retracted.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the machine.

Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a top plan view of one of the guide and supporting posts for the wing bracing struts.

Fig. 6 is a transverse section Fig. 7 is an enlarged section taken on line 7-7 of Fig. 1. v

Fig. 8 is a. section taken on line 8-8 of i2. 7.

railroad roadways, by surballasting,

position,

- line l818 of Fi r 19 is a 'front elevation of a'guide' 1 it tothe side Fig. 4 is a section taken on line 4.-4 oftaken on linev Fig.

taken on line 99 of ig. 1.

Fig. 19 is a. seotiontaken on-line 10-1O of Fig-15.; g

Fig. 11 is a section taken on line l 1 1l of f Fig. '10. V Fig. 12-is an enlarged section showing the side wings folded in and taken on line 1212 of. Fig. 1.. i

vFig. 13 is afsection, taken online l3i.l3

of Fig.14.

-Fig. '14 is-aLsection' showin the wing operating mechanismend one 0% the wings Par ly extendedr' Fig.15 is a section taken on line 1 5- 15 ofFlg. 2. 1 g i Fig. .16 is a section taken on line 1616 of Fig. 7.-

Fig. .17 is m-sec tion taken on line 1717 of'Fig. 15.. f

Fig. 18 is an enlarged section taken on post and a. wing brace.

Fi 20 is'a Fig. 21' is an isometric perspective view of a trigger for unlocking the guide post for the wing braces. f

Fig. 22 is an elevation of means for looking t e mfolded spreader wings to the car.

Fig. 23 is a side elevation of a beam lockmg device. v

Fig. 9.4 is a. section taken on 1ine'24-24 of Fig. 23.

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Fig. 536 is a-section taken on line 26-26 0fF1g.2.- s 1 Fig. 27 is a front elevation of a scoop atis anenlarged transverse section section talcen on line Fig. 25' is a, plan view of said locking deta'clnncnt to be connected in .front of the side wings near the body of the car.

Fig. 28 is a'iplan view of the scoop et tachnient showing the manner of attachi infolded. Fig. 29 is a section taken on' line 2929 of Fig. 28.

Fig. 30 is of Fig. 28. i

Fig. 31 is a section line '3131 of'Fig. 32, showing means for dumping the S000 Fig. 32 is a plan view of the same.

Fig. 33 is' a section of Fig. 31.

a section taken on line 30'30 wings when extended or when of the scoop taken on taken on line 33-33 65 bars 52 and chine is organized in association with a car.

to be moved along the tracks of a railway by being pushed ahead of a locomotive, an

supported on the car for conve'nient opera .tion- 11' thereon. g

The bodyportion oi the car comprises .two centrally and longitudinally positioned beams 40, 41, preferably I beams, which extend from the rear end to' practically the ex- 'treme front of the 'body portion-and two parallel, ireferably, channel beams 42 and 43 with t eir, flanges inturned Thebeams are joined in the usual manner, as by riveting, or otherwise,lto {a sheet steel or iron -floor44. This ortion of the'stru'ctureconstitui'es the b0 y ofthe car;.having drawbars-45 at each endnnd which is supported so -upon the trucks 46 and 47 m the front and rear ends, respectively. A -bolster 48 exltends transversely. of the bodyfpa rt of the car'and is secured tothejbea'rhs '40 to '43, inclusive, and rests upon the bolster 49 of the truck. The channel beams 42 and i3 are e'ach. mitered, 'as"a t 5( and arecon; tinned at42' and 43 respectively, to a part 51" which is transversely disposed of and fixed to the tWO central longitudinal beams 40 40 and 41. By this arrangement the cariis pointed at its front end for accommodation of the plow-like wings pi oted thereto and to be hereinafter more fully described.

Those portions-of the structure which I endyare generally common to an ordinary fiatcar and for brevity. of description I will hereafter refer to this .portion of the devieeasacar.

'The parts of the machine on one side of the longitudinal medinnpla'ne are substantially duplicated by similar parts on the opposite side of the central. plane and therefore I will describe the parts on one side and refer to the 0thers,--wherever reference is necesiiary, by the same reference char-.

acters with the addition 'of the exponent prime 'Erected justbehind the front truck.46 of 60 the car is a wing-supporting column 38 com ising two pnfrulle angle irons 52 and 53, which nrefixed tofthe sidc'of the body of the car, and which extend therea-bo've in verticalparallel planes. Inside of the angle 53 are similar,- but smaller any one or two operators stationed and insi gives sta or becoming have just described, ex'ceptth'e pointed front.

roller 87 \vnrdly extending flange of thea'ngle beam" g'le bars 54 and, 55 having their inturned flanges in substantially the same planes as are the corresponding out-turned flanges of the angle bars 52 and 53; The angle bars 54 and 55 extend only part way up to the .70 bottom of the 'owe-r cylinders, and while reinforcing and strengthening the angle bars, 52 and 53 serve as guides for; the vertically reciprocatable head 56 that is moved in response to the fiuid-presure ower-cylinder or engine 57, the piston -o whichds connected, as at 58 to the vertically reciprocatablepost 59. within the compositefcolumn 38 formed 'ofthe an le' bars-52 to 55 in- 1 elusive. Secured to tie outwardly extend-0 mg flan' es. of the angle bars 52 and- 53 e the column 38, are channel bars? 60 and 61,.to" form guides for the vertically movable post-'59. T e reciprocatable post 59 is com osed of side plates 62 and 685isp'aced mart sleeves and 71, so

bolts 73v and .74 pass through the spa '90 sleeves 70 and -71 and hold the plates um-'- formlys coed apart A wooden-filler 75 i'lity to the post and prevents the plates,- 1n' a large measure, from; warping -'Sec ured to the lowerend of the post-59 is a hinge member 7 6 pivoted by a vertically extending pintle 77 to a hingemember 78' f carried by a casting 79 -(Fi g 2 and Fig.- 31)- A spreader wing 80 has its'inner and wider 'endivoted to the casting 79, .by a trans! verse y extending pintle 81 P By this means the vvmg 80 may be swung in a longitudinal plane on the hinge 76 and in a vertical plane on the hinge pintle 81, (a

The casting76 '(Fig. 26) bears upon its rear side an extension 82 which carries a roller 83' that bears against the outside surface of the outvvardl projeeting flangeof the angle beam 52 o "the column 38. The -1'10 weight of the extended Wing 80 is carried, to some extent, by the pro'ection ,82 and the roller 83, whichreduces thegjfriction shoe to the vertical movementfof the Wing 80 produced by contact-betweenthc-castil g and the vertically extending contacting por-' tion of the eolumn. c

A similar casting 85 (Fig. 37) is connect-i ed to the plate 62, of the vertically movable post 59, near its top,and'is provided with a aterall'y extending portion 86 hearing a which has contact with the-out}? 53. The roller 87 is on the'opposite' side. of the, column;

from that upon which the roller '83 is situated. A strut or tie 84 composed of two members 85 and 86,;telescopim llyeugaging are connected together, as'at' 8l ,1s connected to the outerehd of the" wmg S0,vas at 88, and at upper end to av casting 89 that is hinged in thecasting 85, as at 90. The hinge 90 is in the same vertical plane as the hinge 77 upon which the inner end of the wing 80 may be swung.

The latch or lock 91, for holding the interlocked members 85 and 86 in adjusted po sition will be hereinafter more fully described.

It will now be manifest that the wing.80 and its tie or strut 84, maybe vertically adjusted by admission of fluid under pressure into the power cylinder 57, to .raise or lower the wing, as may be desired. After the wing has been thus adjusted to. its proper altitude, it may be maintained in adjusted po sition by the fluid in the cylinder or by means of a pin which may be inserted in the perforations 92 made in the bracket 56, which connects the piston of the power cylinder 57 with the vertically movable post 59, and into and through similar perforations 93 that are made at intervals through the inner projecting flanges of the angle beams 54 and 55.

In Fig. 12 the wings 80 are shown infolded and drawn upwardly to the highest po sition attainable, In such positions they .will be maintained during the time when the apparatus or machine is being moved from one point to another over the track prior or subsequent to being placed inoperat1on,.to avold obstructions on the right of way. 7.

The lower edge ofthe wing 80 is stiffened by the angle bars ,94, 95, and 96, which extend longitudinally thereof and bearing upon the front face of the angle bar 90 is a blade 97 which has a downturned point 98 which engages the material encountered by the wing 80 and serves, to hold. it down to its work.

A power cylinder 100, one for each wing, is supported under the body part of the car and is used in conjunction with the connecting mechanism to swing the wing on -its hinge 7 6 intosubstantially the oblique position shown in Fig. 1. p

Under the floor 44, of the car body, is another floor. 102, immediately above the cylinders 100 to which is secured a guide, comprising a short section of I beam 103,

' carrying a reciprocatableguidemember104.

The iston rod 105 is connected to this member, as at 106, and is adapted to reciprocate it along the guide 103 whenthe fluid underpressure is admitted into the cylinder 100, on either-side of the piston." "A lever- 107, is pivoted to. il l)li10kfit 1.08., that is secured to the side of the body part o'f'the car, and is 60,.

connected to the "uide member 104 by means of a link 109. a t carries on ts lower end,

i 1 110, another link 111,'wl1 i ch is looseljycon nected to the lower edge ofth'fe wing 80, as

at 112, and to the lower end .of, the lever 107,

as at113.' When the wing 80 isdrawn in, i

as shown in Fig. 12, the wing-operating mechanisms are in the positions shown therein, but when the wing 80 is extended, as shown in Fig, let, the piston has been moved outwardly of the cylinder 100 and the link 107 occupies substantially a vertical osition. When the wing 80 is extended the ink 111 will permit some vertical displacement of the Wing 80. The power means, consisting of the piston of the cylinder 100 and connecting mechanism,- isattached to-the lower edge of the wing 80 because the greatest strain comes against; the lower edge which is thereby resisted without distorting 0r bending-the Wing.

The vertically disposed wing-supporting columns 38 composed of the angle bars 52 and 53, are tied at their tops by cross beams 112 and braced by tie bars that extend from a fpoint near the top of the column, at angles o substantially 45 degrees therefrom, and attached at their lower ends to, the body part of the car. The'lower ends of the columns 38 are connected together by cross beams 114.

The rear end of each of the wings 80, may be held in folded or retracted position, as when the spreader is being taken from place to place, without being used, during transit, by means of chains 215 that may be secured to a cross sill of the body structure of the car, and by a chain comprlsing a turn buckle 216, a hook 217, and an eye 218 that maybe fixed at a suitable point to the wing 80'. The turn buckle may be used to shorten the effective length of the chain so as to draw the lateral vibration during transit.

Located at suitable longitudinal intervals along the inside of each. of the wings 80, and pivotally connected thereto and to the car body, are suitable two-part struts or (:(HHprBSSiOn beams 115, 115?, 115 and 115 varying in lengths and each being capable of longitudinal extension or contraction. These struts are substantially alike, differ ing only in their efi'ec'tive lengths, made necessary by the gradually increasing distance between the wing 80 and the body part of the car, when the wing is angular-1y dlS'. placed with respect thereto. Each of the struts comprises members 116 and 116. They are similar in cross section to the tie beam'S i, whichsupports the outer end of the wing 80 against vertical displacement, and are shown in cross section in Fig. 24. The'telescopic relation of the two coiiperating members is shown more clearly in detail in Fig. 23. The member 116 which is adapted to be connected to the of the car, in a manner to be hereinafter dy part more fully explained, is substantially an I which are so spaced apart to permit free sliding or telescopic relation of the two The curved levers members. The members 85 and 86 of the tie beam 84 are constructed in substantially the same mannerand operate in the same way for len theningor shortening the effective lengt l i of the composite tie beam.

.Each of, the members 116 and 116' and of the tie beam 8 are uniformly perforated at intervals, as at 118, with registering perforations and preferably the perforations should be arranged in a plurality of Iongitudinally extending rows in each of 'said members, so "as to be able to change the ef fective length of the members in relatively small gradations by means of the beam locking mechanism 91, which I will now, describe.

A bracket base 119 bears upon its outer surface a bracket 120 consisting of two spaced apart members between which are pivoted curved levers 121,122, of such length that their free ends are insubstantially the same transverse plane when the levers are swung inwardly on their ivots. This bracket structure is prefera ly mounted upon the I-beam of the composite beam. 121, 122 each carry on its freeend a plate 124, which is pivoted to the free jendof .the respective levers, as at 125,

,to, permit some slight pivotal motion so; may adjust themselves to the. sidesurface of the'beam, when in opera-.

4 that the plates tive position. Facing inwardly, and pro-' from the plate 124, are a studs 126 which are adapted to passthro'ugh the registering perforations 118 of the beam members when suchpe'rforation's v are brought into register, .so; as to prevent any respective longitudinal movement of the beam members. Projecting vertically from the base 119 of the lock 91, is another bracket 128, which extends somewhat above the brackets 120, the outer end of which is in substantially vertical alinement. with the curved'lever members 1121, 122,515 shown in "Fig. 23. A hand. operable lever 129, is

' bif urcat ed to produce two spaced apart .130., 131, the respective arms being f ted, as at 132, to the corresponding i 'unhs' i the, bracket 128. Each of thefarms else-then b y h :and 131' is eccentrically curved, asf at 9, .and are each passed throughperioratrons, .140 near. the pivotal ends 0 the levers ,121,, .122. When the beams .to .be. locked ,w-

' lock device have been placed ,rpgrimately the proper desired posihey be moved to secure registraf 'the perforations 118 by drivinga thro; gh any two holes 118 made 'in the ve liea'ms, which will cause all of the -eg1ster,"t he n the latch or beam be operated. When the per-v x fi remjfdetted contracting them. series 'of the possible s .outerend, in a casting- 4 of the respective-.beams -are ases; u i Ieverfj12$l :is n- M i-P i a; a:

in Fig. 24, to full line positions bringin the plates 124 into contact with the sides 0 the outer beam members and causing the studs 126 to pass through the perforations of the respective beam members. This is accomplished by de ressing the lever 129, which, owing to tje. eccentric curve'139 forces the levers 120, 121 into the full line position shown in Fig. 24 in a perfectly 0bvious manner, and inasmuch as contact with the lever arms 130 131 and the arms 121, 122 is in s'ubstantially a vertical :plane with the;'pivotal point 1320f the'bifurcatcd levers, the levers 121, 122' will remain in the ositions in which they have been placed y", depression of the hand lever 129. When the lever 129 has been raised up from the depressed position, as shown in Fig. 23, the plates 124, with their studs-1'26, are withdrawn from contact with the beam members and out of the holes 118, and are placed in the positions shown in dotted lines in Fig. 24, whereupon the slidable beam members may be longitudinally moved, with respect to each other, to change the eifective lengths of the compound beam. After the effective lengths of the compound beams have been thus adjusted it is notessentially necessary that" the adjustment should be changed h each operation of the wing by longitf 'naflly extending and By thus shortening the efiective'length of the tie beam 84, the outer end of the wing 80 may be raised and by increasing the efiective length of the. tie beam 84, the outer end of the wing-S0 may be depressed, or located in a lower horizontal plane, the wing will 'turn'on the hinge 81 to accommodate such an adjustment. The studs 126., on the plates 12 1, pass entirely through the beam members from both sides of the com osite beam, so 'thatabout eight of the per orations' 118 of the beams are securely pinned together by-the. studs 126. The arrangement such thatthestuds i'te team will not interfere with the studs contained on the plate on the opposite side, as. shown in; 23', Of course any member ofjstiu ds 1:26 i may bel'einployedi, it iszonly necessary: to "grovide suillcient area against pressi'on exerted by -the outstanding wing against the respective fstruts tendingate push them together to shorten their'length orrto The strut member terminates at.

oted to a brisket 142$; inside ofthe wgn'g fas" 92 5143 so that the 8o hold the plates156-stronglv in their normal vertical positions. Located near the top of.

146." -T-he casting 14-5 carries on its extended end, a roller-148.

' Fo'r'each one of. the struts 115- 115"----115 and 115"is provided a vertically extending laterally movable post, 150.; Each ofthe osts 150 is composed of a plate 151 and two -bars 152 and 1,53, constituting a strut guide for the inner end of each of the composite struts 115, constituting a rectanguthe side beams 42 and 43 of lthe car bod and to transversely extendin braces I which join the said plates, an to the angularly di osed braces 158, which extend from the ower ends of the plate 156, to the t underside of the beams ?.and 41 of the car body, to strengthen the structure and thepost 150 are inwardly curved beam guides 159,: which are secured to the sldes of the post-,andare extended forwardlyini push 1t' ,the inclined enlargement'lon the. rod 164, as

the front ofthe slot 154. The composite struts 116-416, the hers ofwhich are telescopically arranged, as shown in Fig. 3, are held in vertical. position by the guides 159 on the upper end of the post.'15 Q, until they desdend and the roller 148 enters the interior of the post, Similar. guards 160 are secured to the the intervening space, but the hack plate 156 of'the post, and the contacting flanges of the Z-bars will; not pass through the space 161 betweenlthe', post guides. One of the guides 160 is provided with a notch 162, in the up per surface of its inturned end for a latch At the back of the post 150 is a. vertically extending channel plate 156, which is secured to been moved outwardly into said position.

along thebody arto th Theflpost latch rod 164 on its upper end, arries'aft-ri ger 168, which projects into the interior oi 'z fipostand is in the path of the roller 1418 carried upon the, upper end of earl: of the tclesco )ic struts that support the wings in extended position. The arrange mentis such that when the pulley 1 18, connecked on theupper end ,of the strut member 116, passes the trigger 1 68it lifts the trigger bar-164.= so that the lower end is removed from the notch 162 in the post guards 160, thereby unlocking the post andpermitting it'to again assume its vertical position.- I i .The same effect can. be produced at any time with re rd to all 'of=the'posts by a' -hand-opcrate?! lever (17,05; that is connected to a,rotatableshafti171, that is supported e'carand which carries an arrnfl 2i-fo e'ach er the trigger mechanisms associated-with the respective posts. The 172,,is-preferably tubular.

. and carries on its inside-a relatively slidbody part of the car, the confronting ends- 163 to hold the post, 150 in angular posi tionjin which it mayliave been placed, with",

reference to the carif body, as sho'wn ..in

Fig. 18.

The post-holding latch consists ofa latch bar 16% supported in bearings 165 secured to the Z-bar 153 of the post, the bar is slotted as at 166. A spring 167 normally holds the lower end of the latch rod 164 in yield-. ing contact in thenotch 162, to support the )ost 150 in the angular position shown in 4 ig. 18, when the lower unduf. the post has able rod 173,-bent-at its end, 174, which bent end enters theslot 166 .of thetrigger rod 164. WVhen the manually operable'ann17U is pushed downwardl each of the arms 173 is raised, thereby li ting the trigger rods 164 against the resilient efleetiof't e respective springs 16? which liolds' 'the'lower end of the rod in contact with the notch 162, relieving the supporting eflect of the trigger and permitting the post to be returned to its vertical; position by application of force to to that, position]. on" account of shown at 175,11s the roller 148 moves upwardly against the trig r 168 carrying'the latch rod 164' withv it t e inclined portion 175 permits tlie trigger--168 to .move laterally;

from the path of r the roller; 1 18: When the roller 148 moves downwardly,inthe-chan wings 80 outwardly into extended position,

as shown in Figs. 1 and 3 the chain locking nicchanism 215 is d s mnected from the winger), after whicl' aufti und erfpressureis' i=1admit;te d'- into the Icyhnder 1100.011. 1'( 0-,- as

. the case may 'be, t he ylinder" being properly piped from a suitable reservoir of compressed air which may befurnished by the locomotive, for the 'purpose whereupon the piston of the cylinder is gn'oved outwar-(11y, as shownin Fig. 14, until the lever 101', through the connecting link 111, moves the wing 80 outwardly. The composite struts or beams, 116+-116'-being connected withthe wing and now being substantially parallel with the guide posts 150 will move downwardly until the roller 14S enters the guide post, the arms 159 preventing outward I 'sohold the the movement of the struts 115, and guiding the roller into the post. The roller will move downwardly within the pivoted post 150, when it asses the pivoted point, whereupon thevfurt er movement of 'the wing 80 will move the post-150 outwardly into' dotted line position, as shown in Fig. 3, pennittin the roller 148 to slide down the inside 0 the post to its lower end, At this time the lower end of the trigger rod 164 will automatically snap intoor'enter the slot 162 in ide 160 and hold 'the post outwardly in t is angular position. It is necessary to ost' when the wing is being, moved inwa 1y, so that the roller 148 wil ascend the post. The hand lever 17 O-is now depressed, whereby the trigger will be lifted from position to hold the post outwardly,

. so that when the car starts ahead the stress applied to the wings will cause the struts 116-416 to move from dotted line position shown in Fig. 3 into full line position, whereupon the upper end of the casting 145 be pushed underneath the 'angu jection 177, which will hold the inner-end The retraction of the wi lar proof the strut in the lower end of the post 150 and prevent its upper ov'ement therein. 80 may also be eflected by the power cylinder 100 to cause thoflcasting. 145 to be moved backwardlyunderthe In or projection 177. On the lower end of te post 150 is a cap 178 which is secured to the side members of the Z-bars 152 and 153, as at 179 (Fig. 4) and inside of this cap, and between the side members of the Z-'bars, is a bufi'er spring comprising a plate 180,- held in elevated position by the spring 181', and prevented from moving ",50 The win out .of the interior of the Z-bar members a 152 and' 1 53by the vertically movable belt 182. When the roller 148 reaches the bottom of the post it strikes this buffer and prevents dangerous shock being1 imparted to'the machine by the impact of t e descend- ;i'ng strut.

quentl be cessity of 'telescopin 116? as shown in olded inwardly without the} nethe strut members 116, ig. 3. Said members may be caused to extend above the. post 55 150 without the necessity of shortening them by the telescopic, arrangement, where the maehino is to be moved only a short distance and in the path of which there is no overhead obstruction: a 'To fold-the win inwardly power is again applied to the cy inder 100 wherein nthe ..lever107 is moved outwardly until t e parts assume dotted line positions shown in Fig'.-. 3, whoreu on the latch'163 will prevent the 66 post 150 mm again assuming vertical the main wing 80.

"'80 when spread may 'sub sesitimn Power now being again applied to the cylinder 100 will gradually draw. the lever 107 into position shown. in Fig. 12. This causes the rollers 148 of each of the struts to ascend the interior of the inclined posts 150, when the rollers leave the posts, the flanges of the channel bars composing the member 116 of the strut, enter between the guides 159 at the top end of'the post whereby the struts will be prevented from fallin outwardly.

.A iont truck vertically movable guard 183 comprising two plates, one on each side of the car, which extend from the rear point, as shown in Fig. 8, to a meeting point in the same vertical plane with the draw bar 45; The rear end of-the'gunrd 183 is guided for vertical movement '1" a casting 184' which is secured to' the body part 44 of the car. An extension 185, is angularly disposed and supports-the rear end of the plate 183 and is vertically movable in the 'uide 184, It 'carrieshinge members 186, or a relatively short wing 187.that bridges the space between thebod part of the car and 'l he front end of the guide plates 183, where they meet in the ertical plane with the draw bar 45, carry nge members 188 and 188-. Connected to the lower 'end ofthe'hinge member 188' isa longitudinally extensible ide which is'pivotally connects as'at 191, to a vertically extending brace 192, which is secured to the part 46 of the car body, as at 193, :md'is held in place by another brace 194, the uppelfond of which is connected to the longitudinal beam 40,115 111: 195. The guides 184 truck r over w ich the ear is passing;

connected to the iston Means for raising and lowering the guard 183 consists ofthejpfower cylinder bar 190 a.

and 185, atthe rear ends of the truck guard 183, and the telescopic guide .rods 190, permit vertical movement-of the ard 1 8 3 witli;.' r espect to the track Ind 200 andisjpiw otally and slidab y connected 'to a walking beam,201,-as at 202. The waiking beam 201 is pivoted to a britcketjQOdWhiehis secured to thefloor of the car andywhich is ivotallv connected to a bracketi205currie by the walking beam, as at '206. The casting 208, carried on the upper mid of the walking beam 201, has some longitudinal slidable movement with respect thereto, to compensate for the-angular displacement of the beam in its operative movements. The other end of the beam is provided with a casting 209, carrying on'its outer end a-link 210,

which is pivoted thereto, as still, and which I is pivoted to -the hinge member at 21), whereby the front'end of'the guard 183 may bo rsised when the end 209 of the beam is raised by means of the piston 196. in the power cylinder 196. Erected on the floor 44. o' the car, are two outwardly extending standards 220, carrying on their outwardly projecting ends grooved sheaves or cable pulleys 221. At the upper end of the plates 183, composing the truck guard are eye brackets within which to attach cables- 223. y In the same transverse plane with the pulleys carried on the brackets 220, and loin which latter position the matter to spread on-the track may, be moved in op track. Each carries on lts moved or spre ad over th blades are of or between the rails 241 of thetrack. cated near the Beam 201, are brackets 224:, Supplementary separable wings 242 are carrying cable sheaves, similar to the adapted to be secured to the win 231, at sheaves 221 carried by the brackets 220. their top and adjoining edges, an are "pro- The cables 223 are secured to the eyes222 vided with hinges 243, and are used on] 5 on the plates 183, pass over the sheaves 221 when snow is to be moved from. the ttae s and and are connected, as at 226, to the and when the .snow is deeper, as in cuts walking beam. along the roadway, than can be be removed .VV hen airunder pressure is admitted into alone by the wings 231. The up or edges the cylinder 196, above the piston 190 the ,ofthe wings 231 are each provided with an 2Q proximate end of the beam 201 is pulled angle iron edge 244, as are also the lower 5 downwardly thereby, which pulls on the edges of the wings 242, as with angle bare, ropes or cables 223, over the sheaves 221 and 245. These bars are ada ted to be connected,

thereby raising the rear end of the truck together by suitable bolts to hold the suguard 183. The outer end 209 of the beam perposed wings 242 in place. The Wings- 25 201, is correspondingly raised, at the same 242 are adapted to be swu or moved with 9 time raising the front end of the truck the respective wings 231, into dotted line guard 183 by connection of the pivoted link position, on either side of the median longi- 210 therewith. tudinal plane of the machine, as shown in A spring latch 228 may be em loyed to Fig. 15. v

30 hold the beain 201 in its elevated position be ecured to each of the lower edges of the 9 which will permit the truck guard 183 to wings 231 is a plate 246 which is connected descend, by the effect of gravity to its lowto the respective wings b spring connecest position. When desirable to release tions 247 which permit t e plates 246 to the beam 201 from the latch or cord 220, which is connected be pulled upon, which will spring the latch member out of engagement withthe casting 198 carried by the beam 201i The latch 228 may be swung out of the way by use of the handle 230, when itis not desired that it shall be used for the purpose intended.

Connected to the hinges 188 and l88',are material moving plates 231 which normally lie against the angular portion of the front end .of the truck guard 183. Connected to each of the pivotal plates 231, as at 232, is a strut or stress rod, 233; which passes through the beam 43, (Fig. 10) and behind the beam 43 is a pin 234. carried. by a piv- 50 oted lever 235, supported on a bracket 236, which normally enters the rod 233 and is yieldingly held therein by the spring 237 which invents the removal of the pin except w en the hand lever 235 is depressed for the purpose. The rod carries another perforation 238, on its outer end, (Fig. in which the pin 234. is adapted to enter'to hold the wing 231 in the position shown in dotted lines, in which position they may be placed and by the of which hal lasting or other loose conghfnnerate matter may be moved fron'i one do of the median line of the track to the other. "The obliquelv position 65 lines in Fig.

228 the rope move rearwardly against a thereto, may

- plow or plates-231, in the p machine over the track. The braced by vertically extendin which are fixed to the floor which are con by links 249,

as at 250.

gs. or

body of the car, as at 252. i

.Aitruck guard 133, where it'extends in front of the car, is supported at theapex of the singularly disposed parts by a brace beam. 253, and also by a! mlarly disposed brace beams 254 and 255. fihese beams are pivoted to the guard 183, asat 256, and to a casting 257,-

at 258. The casting 257 has some vertical sliding movement on the guide part 259 that is secured to the under side of the car body. This vertical relative ed y'ilates, as shown in dotted. 15, may be moved back 1nto position shown in full lines in the same figure,

site direction from the median line of the of the plates or wings 231 lower edge a blade 240 for direct engagement with the matter to be e roadway. These such length as to come within unyielding obstruction that may be encountered by the regress of the, wings 242 are g brackets 248 44 of the car nected to the respective wings When the device is used forspreadingbalplates 242 margin of the plate, as at 251 and to the move f ment of the castings 257 and 259 and the hinging of the braces 253, 254 and 255 compensate for the vertical dis lacement of the truck guard 183, when t e beam 201 is moved and the plow plates 231, connected thereto, are raised and lowered, by this means. a

In the use of the spreader, it frequently encounters ballasting that has been dumped on the track in piles, when it becomes necessary to take some of the material that is thus deposited, and remove it to areas or places where such material is not so abundantly supplied. For this pur ose I'provide a scoop 260, which carries a inge 261 for eoiiperation with the hinge 186,-first removing the wing 187 cm its place. The scoop preferably contains 262, an intermediate portion 263 and a the scoop of the minor portion 264, the latter bearing the hinge 261 on its inner ed e. The scoo is, therefore, vertically mova 1e with the nt truck guard 183. Each one of the scoo sections is provided with a lining 265, whic is hinged near scoop proper. When it is desirable to dump aterial 267 (Fig. 31) the lining 265 is ul ed 'forwar ly into dotted line position,- is pivoted at 269,

and which may be moved forwardly and held in place by t ver 270, engaging notches 271 in the are- The lever 268 is connected to the upper ed e of the lining 265, as at 273, by'rod 275. hr the purpose of clear illustration the lining is not shown in Figs. 27, 28 and 29. A pivoted brace 280 connetlzlts the t e reuate bar 272.

spective side wings r is extend as shown in Fi 28, the brace 280 is rela ively short, but eing telescopically arranged it may be extended, as shown in dotted lines (Fig. 28) to connect with the side wing 80 when the latter is folded in, as shown in dotted linesin this figure.

The difl'erence in the transverse dimensions of the sections of the scoop 260, as illustrated in Fig. 27 wherein thecomp'artment 262 is of larger of the compartments 263 and 264 provides for suitably shaping the fill or ballast adjacent the railway track, as clearly shown in this figure.

The separable bolsters 48 and 49 may be provided with castings, substantially as shown in Fig. 35. The casting 282 carries a central hub 283whi'ch enters the opening in the casing 284. A king pin may be secured to the lower bolster 49 and passed through the hub 283. Each of the castings is provided with a trackway for the rollers 285. By this means friction is reduced and the truck is easily swiveled on its vertical king pin bearing.

Located under the bolster 48, at a distance applied to one ing two pivoted pendant roc a ma or portion the bottom, as at 266, to the y the hand lever 268, which e latch le,-

diameter than either central remote from the central bearing 286, and on each side of the central bearing 286 are means for stabilizing -the-body part of the car to prevent it from tilting laterally upon its central hearing when greater pressure is side, as by an extended wing 80, or the like, than is applied to the other side, and consists of a housin 290 contain- 291, pivoted upon a plate 295 as at 292, and adapted to bear swivels, the pendants 291 turn upon their bearings and permit relative swiveling motion between the bolsters 48 and 49, all that is required for the most abru t curve in the usual railway track, and yet t ey support the bolsters and the body part of the car against any vertical displacement on either side by ap lication of pressure upon the other side 0 the body part of the car. The plate 293 may be of hardened material which is connected to a casting 294 of a lower grade of material which is.

fixed to the bolster 49, as at 295.

:Spring bumpers 300 may be fitted to the sides of the car to receive the shocks or impacts of the wings when they are drawn suddenly inwardly, or infolded.

The tank 301 is a reservoir for compressed air, by operated, controllable by the connecting pipes 302 'and suitable valves 303 for admitting .air into the various power cqlinders -designed to be operated thereby. be air may be furnished from the locomotive used to push the machine or spreader, over the track, connected in any suitable manner to the air tank 801. 305 is a tool box in which to contain the tools that may be necessary for use in and around the machine.

A crane 305' may be erected upon the front end of the car to lift the plates 242 into ositions or for handling vtithe:- articles or li ting them upon the car t mounted on the vertical which it has swiveling movement and is operable by the crank lever 307.

While I have herein shown a single-embodiment of myinvention for the purpose of clear disclosure, it is manifest that many changes may be made in the general formation, arrangement and dis osition of the parts within the scope o the appended claims.

Having described my invention, what I claim is I 1. In a machine of the character described the combination with a car; a spreader wing hinged thereto; a strut joinin the wing and car other means for e'fifending the wing obliquely from the car :31 a normally vertical, hinged can, inclin {by ,the outward movement of the wing, to guide the inner end of the strut into. a substantially vertical plane when the wing is retracted.

carried by the other holster 49. As the truck which the various power cylinders are;

I is post 306, uponng members i the coinlj ination with a car; en w; i plurality of Wllllhtllllllllll- 'ing struts joining the wing and car; a verguide post for each strut;

2. In a machine-of the character described the combination with a car; a spreader Wing hingedithereto; a plurality of wing-sustaining struts joining the wing and car; means connecting the inner ends of the struts-to the car, to permit the struts to assume sub stantially vertical positiol'is without raising thawing when the wing is'retrac'ted; means to hold the struts in such vertical positions and means located near the wing to extend into and from an oblique plane with respect to the car.

3. In a machine of the character described the combination with a car; a spreader wing hinged thereto; a plurality of wing-sustaining struts joining the wing and car; a vertically extending guide post for each strut, hinged to the car, the lower end of which is adapted to swing outwardly; a guide car ried on the inner end of each strut for sliding engagement with the respective posts; means located .near the hinged end of the wing to extend and retract the wing into and from a plane obliquely of the car, whereby said struts are moved intosubstantially vertical planes with said guide posts when the wing is retracted and into horizontal planes when the wing is extended and means for holding the post'siand wing in said positions.

4. In a machine of the character described a spreader Wing tically extending hingedto the car, the lower end of which is adapted to be swung outwardly; a guide carried on the inner end of each strut for sliding en agement with the respective osts; anautoinatic lock for each post to hold it in inclinedposition; means located near the hingedend of the wing to extend and r itract said wing into and from a plane obliquely of the car whereby said struts are moved along the inclined pos s into Vertical positions when the wing retracted and meansfor unlocking the post to permit them to amume vertical positions.

5. In a machine of the character described the combination with a car; of a spreader wing hinged near the front end thereof a plurality of composite wmg-sustaimng struts. each strut comprising two beam memla slidably engaging each other, whereby to xtcnd or contract the length of the strut, one beam of a given strut pivotally connected to' the wing, the other beam having vertically sliding connection with the car; means to loclcthe beam members together when longitudinally adjusted to length and mean s to laterally more the wing on its hinge into oblique plane with respect to "the car.

6, Tn a machine of the character, described thecombination with a car of n a spreader mg perforat the hinged end of and retract said Wlng v prislng two niembe .to the side of the e pluralitg of wing-sustaining struts, each strut coi'nprising two beam. n'iembers pr0-,

yided with a series of longitudinally extendions at their meeting ends adapted 'to' gister, and,slidabl'v engaging each other, one member of a given strut pivotally connected to the winthe other memher having vertically sliding connection with the car; locking means provided with studs to pass through registering perfm'ations of said beam. members to lock them together when longitudinally adjusted for length and means to laterally move the wing on its hinge into oblique planes with respect to the car.

7. In a machine of the cl'iaracter described the combination with a car i' 'L sprinufler wing hinged near the front end thereof; a router locatedback of the hinge, connected to the wing and adapted to directly extend and re tract the wing; a series of struts :iivotally connected at longitudinal intervals to the wing, and a guide for the inner end of each strut connected to the side of the car and adapted to direct the inner end. of the respecti e struts into vertical. plan when the wing is retracted and into horizontal planes when the wing is GKllttlMllBtl by the wingn'loving motor.

8. In a machine of the rdmracter described the combination with a car; a spreader wing hi d near th front end thereof to permit l dl lltal and lateral pivotal movement; a vertically-movable post carrying the hinge members to which the front end of the wing is attached for elevating and lowering the 'wingj a motor located back o'f tlie hinge,- connected. to the wing and adapted to directly extend and retract the wing by direct application of force at said connection; a series of struts pivotolly connected at longi tudinal intervals to the wing, each strut com" aterall' TflOVzllil with respect to each .other :a guidct'for the inner end of one member of each strut, connected hating slidable en-' gageinent with said strut member, and adapted 'to direct' the inner end 'theraif above tlre ca r body into a i'ertical plane when the wing is retracted and into a horizontal plane when the wing is entended by the wing moving motor, and locking means for the sliilably-eugaging strut members wherey tudinal n'ioven'ient of the other member to re duce the length of the strut when in vertical positionias when the wing is retrac 'd and to lock ,the members in adjusted po 'tiou.

9. In a machine of the character (lGSCIibBd the eon'ibination with a car; of a spreader wing having its forwardend. hinged to the car; a motorundcrthe body of the car, hat mg a reinprocatiin; part engaging the wing to push, it into ob]ionely-extimding" planets;

to unlock said membi'irs topermit longi 

